The conductor and brakeman on the Corvallis Local ponder their future as the train arrives at Dallas. In less than three months, Willamette & Pacific took over operation of the Dallas Branch.
The conductor rides the cab steps as U53 approaches Roda with 20 yellow ball empties. The Roda coal storage silo is evident in the background; the Roda loader is adjacent to the silo.
At milepost 1: The conductor of NS U47 rides the caboose (essentially a shoving platform) as the train backs past milepost 1 of the former Interstate Railroad in Stonega, VA. The train of empty ... (more)
The BN train to Eugene on the former Oregon Electric passes below Willamette & Pacific's ex-SP Toledo Branch. Today, both lines are united as part of Portland & Western.